Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists: Upcoming License Exam

HGS Email Newsletter sent out August 3, 2006
Want to become a Licensed Geologist through the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) and need to take the ASBOG® exam? The next exam is scheduled for October 6th, but registration deadlines are fast approaching. License applications and exam request forms should be received by the TBPG office in Austin NO LATER THAN August 15th. The Board will review the applicants’ materials, determine eligibility, and send the registration packet back to you in time for you to send the exam registration form to ASBOG®, which must be postmarked by August 22nd. Don''t wait until the last minute!! The requirements for licensure are outlined at http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/Licensing.htm. All necessary application forms are available from the TBPG website (http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/forms.html). The ASBOG® exam is given in two parts on October 6th: - Fundamentals of Geology at 8:00 am - Practice of Geology portion at 1:00 pm. More information about the exam is available at http://www.tbpg.state.tx.us/exam-information.html. Candidate Handbooks and exam preparation material can be obtained through ASBOG® at http://www.regreview.com/asbog.html. The exam is typically administered at the TBPG office in Austin; however, if 30 HGS or NeoGeos members in Houston commit to taking the exam (and register, etc.) then the exam will be offered in Houston. Be sure to indicate your membership in these organizations on your application!  (Update August 28, 2006: As of August 24 only 37 people from Houston had signed up to take the test which is not enough to have a duplicate test offered in Houston. So the October 2006 test will only be offered in Austin, Tx) The next ASBOG® exam will be held March 2, 2007, with registration deadline of January 16, 2007. Questions about licensing and the ASBOG® exam can be directed to: Annita Herrera, Director of Licensing at the TBPG or call (512) 463-6757